National park visitors in all overnight facilities are being given until 6 p.m. on Oct. 3 to make travel arrangements and leave the park. In addition, all park programs or special events have been canceled.
However the Nov. 5 election plays out, one thing is clear from the forum for Kingston Port Commission candidates: the new commissioner will be highly motivated to shift the port’s focus from the waterfront to the local business community.
More than 3,700 Kitsap Navy civilians furloughed; DSHS will remain open through end of October, Employment Security until Oct. 7
At least two members of Congress from Washington state say they will forego collecting a paycheck while the federal government is shut down.
Kitsap Public Health District Issues Three-Day Health Advisory
Several male supervisors at North Kitsap Fire & Rescue are accused in a lawsuit in Kitsap County Superior Court of frequently making gender-biased remarks and sexual comments about women — including a firefighter’s daughter. Superior Court Judge Jeanette Dalton declined a request on Sept. 27 from NKF&R’s lawyer that the lawsuit be dropped.
The fall season announced its arrival to the Northwest this weekend with signature rain and wind that taxed the region’s resources. Record-breaking rainfall hit the region beginning Friday night, dropping more than 2 inches in some areas. Rain came with heavy gusts of winds causing trees to fall, power outages and maxing out storm drains.
Starting this week, about 25,000 people in Kitsap County who don’t have health insurance can sign up for it, part of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. According to Kitsap Public Health District, 24,874 adults and 2,400 children in Kitsap County currently don’t have health insurance. Consumers can begin shopping for health insurance online Tuesday. Signups continue through year’s end for coverage that begins on Jan. 1.
It’s important to note that less than 1 percent of our federal budget goes to international development (foreign aid) — far less than probably most people realize.
The mayor has done a great job and works hard to promote an open-door policy
In the event that the House and Senate don’t reach a compromise by Oct. 1 on legislation to keep federal agencies funded, Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Bremerton said he will give up his pay for the duration of a government shutdown.
“I realized I could not afford a boat and a house, so I chose the boat,” he says, as if it were as simple as selecting the day’s outfit.
The program is sponsored by Lutheran Community Services NW, a not for profit, since 1981
Course participants will have a chance to conduct farm tours and field visits
In late summer, while our lawns are dormant and the growing season is waning, it’s time to sit down and take some garden notes to prepare for next spring.
Following some work last week, which was funded through the Kitsap Conservation District Backyard Habitat Grant Program, the Krigsmans’ backyard will eventually be even more inviting for salmon and other wildlife.
The 2013 graduating class of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility’s Apprentice Program has joined the work force as journey-level mechanics.
Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) volunteered their time on Sept. 18 to clean up a local highway as part of the Adopt-A-Highway program.
A Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue firefighter suffered a second degree burn on his neck
Here are three recent incidents in the Central Kitsap and Bremerton area